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Alpha Natural Resources to permanently close Upper Big Branch Mine

PR Newswire: Mining | April 05, 2012 | 5:48 am Energy Europe Coal 

BRISTOL, Va., April 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE: ANR) announced today that it plans to permanently close the Upper Big Branch (UBB) mine near Whitesville, W.Va. UBB was the scene of a mine explosion on April...

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